I came across some Leafcutter Bees doing their thing around my yard yesterday and it was quite the experience. These fascinating little bees cut a patch of leaf away to fly it back and use it to construct a nest inside a hole/cavity, usually in dead/rotting wood.
Six-spotted Tiger Beetle - Tiger beetles are one of the fastest running arthropods in the world with an Australian species reaching speeds of 5.6 mph, or about 125 body lengths per second. They are predators, both as adults and larvae.
This thread is INCREDIBLE!!! Not only are you/y’all taking stunning photos, you’re identifying the subjects too…fascinating and entertaining to say the least
This thread is INCREDIBLE!!! Not only are you/y’all taking stunning photos, you’re identifying the subjects too…fascinating and entertaining to say the least